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Chris Colfer

Actor, singer, book author

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Also known as Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer · Christopher Paul Colfer

Born: May 27, 1990
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in NooSFere
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Birthplace: Clovis
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Deutsche SynchronkarteiRetrieved 2022-04-04
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, screenwriter
, film producer
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Education: Clovis East High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-03-01
3.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Christopher Paul Colfer is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise and won him several awards, including the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor from 2013 to 2015, two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and one Grammy Award nomination. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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Pilot(2009)
Glee(2009)
Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident(2009)

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Produced

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SStruck by Lightning2012 · 2012 film by Brian Dannelly

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Kurt Hummelcharacter in the television series “Glee"

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-16
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Voice type: countertenor
Given name: Chris
Start of work period: 2008
Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film(2011) for work: Glee
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Family name: Colfer
Instrument: voice
Social media followers: 2,101,159(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 32985158
2,159,461(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 32985158
2,236,629(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 32985158
2,494,588(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 32985158
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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